Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).
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Moon Crosses the Pleiades (evening)
January 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Skywatchers in the Americas on Thursday evening, January 9 can watch the orbital motion of the bright, 82%-illuminated gibbous moon carry it through the Pleiades star cluster (aka Messier 45, Subaru, and the Seven Sisters). In the Eastern Time zone, the event will last from about 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EST (or 00:00 to 03:30 GMT on Friday). In the Pacific Time zone, the moon will start crossing in a bright sky. While bright moonlight overwhelms fainter objects, viewing the encounter through binoculars (orange circle), will show the “sisters” well. Skywatchers in other parts of the world will see the moon shining close to the cluster.
